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Image of Elevator and storage bunker at Seattle Lighting Co. plant , Seattle, circa 1918
1983.10.10656.3
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Elevator and storage bunker at Seattle Lighting Co. plant , Seattle, circa 1918

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The Seattle Lighting Company, which was the gas company for Seattle, opened a nine-acre plant on the north shore of Lake Union in 1905-06. Huge quantities of coal arrived in railroad cars and fueled the ovens that produced gas and coke, supplying Seattle with lights and home heating. This photograph looks towards Queen Anne and shows a portion of the gasworks where coal was sorted and stored.

Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Lighting Co. Plant Panorama.
Webster & Stevens number: 60383

Caption information from: Dr. Daniel D. Eggers and The Post-Intelligencer, Sept. 27, 1914.
ID Number: 1983.10.10656.3
Date: Circa 1918
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10656.3
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Government and Public Services, Lake Union

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